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-gamous

/-ɡəməs/

-gamous suffix: having the specified number or form of marriage.

Suffix

-gamous

  1. Having the specified number or form of marriage.
  2. Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.

Origin of -gamous

From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”), equivalent to -gamy + -ous.

Questions about -gamous

What does -gamous mean?
-gamous means having the specified number or form of marriage.
What part of speech is -gamous?
-gamous is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -gamous?
-gamous is pronounced /-ɡəməs/.

Words near -gamous in the dictionary

  1. -furter
  2. -fy
  3. -fying
  4. -gab-
  5. -gamies
  6. -gamous
  7. -gamy
  8. -gasm
  9. -gasms
  10. -gastria
  11. -gate

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